Civil Society Groups Decry Delay in Passing Pending Constitution Review Bills

A civil society organisation, JESZ Development Foundation (JDev) in partnership with the North West Youth Electoral Reform Project (YERP), has expressed concern over the prolonged delay in the passage of pending constitutional review bills by the 10th National Assembly.

In a statement in Kaduna, Executive Director of the JDev, Zigwai Ayuba, noted that the 10th National Assembly began the process of amending the 1999 Constitution in February 2024 but had yet to pass any bill two years after.

“We are deeply concerned that two long years into this exercise, there are no dates in sight for a National Assembly vote to pass pending constitutional review bills, so that they can be transmitted to the 36 State Houses of Assembly for concurrence,” the statement said.